refractometer

Density profile refractometer diagnostic

  • Maximum occurrences (MDS+ backend only): 2

New in version 3.31.0: lifecycle status alpha

Changed in version 3.33.0.

ids_propertiesstructure

See common IDS structure reference: ids_properties.

typeSTR_0DType of refractometer (differential, impulse, …)

Type of refractometer (differential, impulse, …)

channel(i1)AoSSet of channels, e.g. […]

Set of channels, e.g. different reception antennas of the refractometer

  • Maximum occurrences (MDS+ backend only): 5

Coordinate

1

1...N

channel(i1)/nameSTR_0DShort string identifier (unique for a given device)

Short string identifier (unique for a given device)

channel(i1)/descriptionSTR_0DDescription, e.g. […]

Description, e.g. “channel viewing the upper divertor”

New in version >3.

channel(i1)/modeSTR_0DDetection mode “X” or “O”

Detection mode “X” or “O”

channel(i1)/line_of_sightstructureDescription of the line of sight. […]

Description of the line of sight. The first point corresponds to the probing wave emission point. The second point corresponds to the probing wave detection point

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/first_pointstructurePosition of the first point

Position of the first point

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/first_point/rmFLT_0DMajor radius

Major radius

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/first_point/phiradFLT_0DToroidal angle (oriented counter-clockwise when viewing from […]

Toroidal angle (oriented counter-clockwise when viewing from above)

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/first_point/zmFLT_0DHeight

Height

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/second_pointstructurePosition of the second point

Position of the second point

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/second_point/rmFLT_0DMajor radius

Major radius

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/second_point/phiradFLT_0DToroidal angle (oriented counter-clockwise when viewing from […]

Toroidal angle (oriented counter-clockwise when viewing from above)

channel(i1)/line_of_sight/second_point/zmFLT_0DHeight

Height

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)AoSSet of frequency bandwidths

Set of frequency bandwidths

  • Maximum occurrences (MDS+ backend only): 10

Coordinate

1

1...N

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/frequency_mainHzFLT_0DMain frequency used to probe the plasma (before upshifting and […]

Main frequency used to probe the plasma (before upshifting and modulating)

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase(:)radFLT_1DPhase of the envelope of the probing signal, relative to the […]

Phase of the envelope of the probing signal, relative to the phase at launch

Coordinate

1

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time

New in version >3.32.1.

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/i_component(:,:)VFLT_2DI component of the IQ detector used to retrieve the phase of […]

I component of the IQ detector used to retrieve the phase of signal’s envelope, sampled on a high resolution time_detector grid just before each measurement time slice represented by the ../time vector

Coordinate

1

1...N (same as channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time_detector)

2

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time

New in version >3.32.1.

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/q_component(:,:)VFLT_2DQ component of the IQ detector used to retrieve the phase of […]

Q component of the IQ detector used to retrieve the phase of signal’s envelope, sampled on a high resolution time_detector grid just before each measurement time slice represented by the ../time vector

Coordinate

1

1...N (same as channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time_detector)

2

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time

New in version >3.32.1.

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/n_e_linem^-2structureIntegral of the electron density along the line of sight, deduced […]

Integral of the electron density along the line of sight, deduced from the envelope phase measurements

Coordinate

1

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/n_e_line/time

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/n_e_line/data(:)m^-2FLT_1DData

Data

Coordinate

1

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/n_e_line/time

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/n_e_line/time(:)sFLT_1DTime

Time

Coordinate

1

1...N

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase_quadratureVstructureIn-phase and Quadrature components of the analysed signal. […]

In-phase and Quadrature components of the analysed signal. They are returned by an IQ-detector, that takes carrying and reference signals as the input and yields I and Q components. These are respectively stored as the first and the second index of the first dimension of the data child.

Coordinate

1

1...2

2

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase_quadrature/time

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase_quadrature/data(:,:)VFLT_2DData

Data

Coordinate

1

1...2

2

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase_quadrature/time

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/phase_quadrature/time(:)sFLT_1DTime

Time

Coordinate

1

1...N

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time_detector(:,:)sFLT_2DHigh sampling timebase of the IQ-detector signal measurements

High sampling timebase of the IQ-detector signal measurements

Coordinate

1

1...N

2

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time

New in version >3.32.1.

channel(i1)/bandwidth(i2)/time(:)sFLT_1DTimebase for this bandwidth

Timebase for this bandwidth

Coordinate

1

1...N

New in version >3.32.1.

channel(i1)/n_e_linem^-2structureIntegral of the electron density along the line of sight, deduced […]

Integral of the electron density along the line of sight, deduced from the envelope phase measurements

Coordinate

1

channel(i1)/n_e_line/time

channel(i1)/n_e_line/data(:)m^-2FLT_1DData

Data

Coordinate

1

channel(i1)/n_e_line/time

channel(i1)/n_e_line/time(:)sFLT_1DTime

Time

Coordinate

1

1...N

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximationstructureApproximation of the radial electron density profile with an […]

Approximation of the radial electron density profile with an array of parameters and an approximation formula, used by post-processing programs for the identification of the electron density profile.

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximation/formulastructureAnalytical formula representing the electron density profile […]

Analytical formula representing the electron density profile as a function of a radial coordinate and adjustable parameters f(rho_tor_norm, alpha1, … alphaN)

This is an identifier. See refractometer_formula_identifier for the available options.

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximation/formula/nameSTR_0DShort string identifier

Short string identifier

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximation/formula/indexINT_0DInteger identifier (enumeration index within a list). […]

Integer identifier (enumeration index within a list). Private identifier values must be indicated by a negative index.

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximation/formula/descriptionSTR_0DVerbose description

Verbose description

channel(i1)/n_e_profile_approximation/parameters(:,:)mixedFLT_2DValues of the formula’s parameters alpha1, …, alphaN

Values of the formula’s parameters alpha1, …, alphaN

Coordinate

1

1...N

2

channel(i1)/n_e_line/time

latencysFLT_0DUpper bound of the delay between physical information received […]

Upper bound of the delay between physical information received by the detector and data available on the real-time (RT) network.

New in version >3.32.1.

codestructure

See common IDS structure reference: code.

time(:)sFLT_1DGeneric time

Generic time

Coordinate

1

1...N